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Danish
Etymology
køl (“keel”) + vand (“water”)
Noun
kølvand
- wake (disturbed water behind a ship)
- wake, (period immediately after some turbulent event)
2006, Et kontinent i krig: Europas historie gennem 1000 år, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 143:Fattigdommen og de sociale problemer i kølvandet på 1. Verdenskrigs ødelæggelser ...- The poverty and social problems in the wake of the destruction of world war one ...
2016, Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Efter foråret: Forandringer i arabisk politik, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:I Libyen tog protesterne til i kølvandet på Mubaraks fald den 11. februar.- In Libya, the protests intensified in the wake of Mubarak's downfall on February 11.
2014, Henrik Lundtofte, Håndlangerne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:... voldsudløsningen i kølvandet på likvideringen af deres chef.- ... the release of violence in the wake of the assassination of their chief.
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